Published application fee
Requirement
Arkansas publishes a nonrefundable $75 online application fee; background, transcript and testing costs are separate.
What the published fee applies to
Arkansas evaluates an out-of-state teaching license under its reciprocity rules rather than exchanging it automatically, with credential type, recent good standing, tests and field-specific requirements controlling the result.
What can change this answer
The source license must have been in good standing during the educator's three most recent years of teaching experience; Arkansas can still impose content testing, Foundations of Reading or other ancillary requirements based on the requested field.
Documents you may need
The reciprocity packet uses the online application, background check, official transcripts, all relevant out-of-state licenses and applicable content-test evidence.
Costs and route conditions to keep separate
- •Holding another state's license does not guarantee Arkansas issuance
- •The agency evaluates the source license type and requested Arkansas area
- •Foundations of Reading applies to listed elementary, special-education and early-childhood licenses
- •Military applicants and spouses may have a separate automatic-equivalent route under Arkansas law
Confirm the amount before paying the state agency.
Official sources
Check again by 2026-11-01